Moving
Mar 26, 2017 00:42:54 #
After living 21 years in this San Diego house my sister is moving to Arizona. Was visiting this past week. Thought I was at a resort. She and her husband nearly lost it two years ago in a range fire. They call this area "Fire Alley".
Mar 26, 2017 03:30:27 #
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Mar 26, 2017 11:23:15 #
Doddy wrote:
Wow..that is some pad, and look at the view!!
What you don't see is the infinity pool, 1,200' shop and aviary. I should have paid attention when I was in school. lol
Mar 26, 2017 11:26:51 #
Leicaflex wrote:
Nice looking pad.
Below were their avocado orchards until the fire destroyed them. Now all they have is a stump farm.
Mar 27, 2017 09:30:32 #
Plymouth34 wrote:
After living 21 years in this San Diego house my sister is moving to Arizona. Was visiting this past week. Thought I was at a resort. She and her husband nearly lost it two years ago in a range fire. They call this area "Fire Alley".
And then the realtor said, "I'd like to show you a beautiful home in Fire Alley."
Mar 27, 2017 10:14:24 #
jerryc41 wrote:
And then the realtor said, "I'd like to show you a beautiful home in Fire Alley."
Funny you mention that. The realtors two concerns were location and fire insurance.
I asked my sister "if you had lost your house would you have rebuilt here"? She said "yes". That answer surprised me. But it's not out of the norm. Due to a higher than normal amount of rain this past season vegetation has gone wild. More fuel for the next fire.
Mar 27, 2017 11:11:45 #
Plymouth34 wrote:
Funny you mention that. The realtors two concerns were location and fire insurance.
I asked my sister "if you had lost your house would you have rebuilt here"? She said "yes". That answer surprised me. But it's not out of the norm. Due to a higher than normal amount of rain this past season vegetation has gone wild. More fuel for the next fire.
I asked my sister "if you had lost your house would you have rebuilt here"? She said "yes". That answer surprised me. But it's not out of the norm. Due to a higher than normal amount of rain this past season vegetation has gone wild. More fuel for the next fire.
A friend up here wanted to get extra insurance but couldn't because the house didn't have a fire hydrant nearby.
Mar 27, 2017 11:49:22 #
jerryc41 wrote:
A friend up here wanted to get extra insurance but couldn't because the house didn't have a fire hydrant nearby.
When they built their home they covered their hillside with icicle plants. My brother-in-law also installed a fire hydrant on their property. When the fires hit their area the fire department used their house as a command station. My sister and brother-in-law moved out and the FD moved in. They have news video from CNN of a helicopter doing water drops on their house and property. Health issues are forcing their move.
Mar 27, 2017 11:56:48 #
Beautiful place. They'll be able to double their sq. footage in AZ.
Mar 27, 2017 12:01:35 #
vicksart wrote:
Beautiful place. They'll be able to double their sq. footage in AZ.
They bought a house in Chandler, Az. backing up to a golf course. You are are correct. The new house is larger.
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Mar 27, 2017 19:20:20 #
sb wrote:
Not too shabby..... What is the purple groundcover?
The name of the plant is..... Delosperma cooperi or Ice Plant :) It retains water which probably helped save their house during the fire.
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